Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE: SURVIVOR, SVU and the season finales of AMERICAN IDOL and THE MIDDLE rose 0.1 in final numbers. However, SUPERNATURAL, BLACK-ISH and the season finale of NASHVILLE each lost a tenth.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader once again topped the night at 2.07/1.49, and NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was next at 1.06. In addition, a UCL soccer match on Fox Sports 1 was at 0.37. AMERICAN PICKERS (History) gained 0.08 to 0.55, while lead-out MONUMENT GUYS was down a tick to 0.23. GIRL MEETS WORLD (Disney) was down a hundredth from Tuesday at 0.54. A CATFISH special on MTV was at 0.45. On Lifetime, TERRA’S LITTLE FAMILY was at 0.43/0.42, down about half a tenth from last week, and LITTLE WOMEN NY gained a hundredth to 0.40. STORAGE WARS (A&E) was at 0.39/0.37, virtually the same as last week. On Bravo, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING dropped 0.04 to 0.35. YOUNG & HUNGRY (ABCFamily) climbed 0.07 to 0.33, and FREAK OUT didn’t even hit the supplemental chart, dropping 0.06 to 0.05 (140K total viewers). SOUL MAN continued to multiplex: on TV Land, it was up 0.03 to 0.20 and on Nick Jr it was up 0.01 to 0.04. INSTANT MOM, running only on TV Land, rose 0.03 to 0.19. BIG TIME IN HOLLYWOOD FL (Comedy) gained back most of last week’s loss, up 0.08 to 0.16. On VH1, SWAB STORIES grew by 0.02 to 0.15, and WALK OF SHAME SHUTTLE rose 0.02 to 0.09. RIPPER STREET (BBCAmerica) got much older, losing 0.02 in 18-49s to 0.02, but more than doubling in total viewers to 183K. On POP, QUEENS OF DRAMA fell by more than half in 18-49s to 0.02, with 129K total viewers, and UNUSUALLY THICKE stayed at 0.02 in 18-49s, but lost more than half its total viewers to 49K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 100 Original Cable TelecastsTo search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 13, 2015

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: MEMPHIS/GOLDEN STATE

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

10:40 PM

147

2.07

4,730

2

NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: WASHINGTON/ATLANTA

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

08:00 PM

160

1.49

3,823

3

NHL SEMI FINALS L: WASHINGTON/NY RANGERS

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

07:31 PM

206

1.06

2,709

4

INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

01:07 AM

46

0.91

1,986

5

AMERICAN PICKERS

HISTORY

09:00 PM

63

0.55

2,398

6

GIRL MEETS WORLD

DISNEY CHANNEL

08:30 PM

30

0.54

2,604

7

CATFISH SPECIAL

MTV

10:00 PM

62

0.45

827

8

NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

10:57 PM

33

0.44

973

9

LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM

LIFETIME TELEVISION

09:30 PM

30

0.43

1,192

10

HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.43

1,635

11

LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM

LIFETIME TELEVISION

09:00 PM

30

0.42

1,100

12

PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR)

HOME AND GARDEN TV

09:00 PM

60

0.41

1,462

13

LITTLE WOMEN NY

LIFETIME TELEVISION

10:00 PM

62

0.40

1,011

14

STORAGE WARS

A&E NETWORK

10:30 PM

32

0.39

1,478

15

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

05:30 PM

30

0.38

872

16

UCL SEMIFINAL L: REAL MADRID/JUVENTUS FOOTBALL CLUB

FOX SPORTS 1

02:30 PM

150

0.38

704

17

STORAGE WARS

A&E NETWORK

10:00 PM

30

0.37

1,456

18

MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY

BRAVO

10:00 PM

61

0.35

818

19

HOUSE HUNTERS INTL

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 PM

30

0.35

1,592

20

DAILY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:00 PM

31

0.34

1,067

21

YOUNG & HUNGRY

ABC FAMILY

08:00 PM

30

0.33

591

22

RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

60

0.31

967

23

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

06:00 PM

60

0.30

574

24

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.27

501

25

SURVIVORMAN:BIGFOOT

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.27

716

26

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

05:00 PM

30

0.24

496

27

MONUMENT GUYS

HISTORY

10:03 PM

60

0.23

778

28

MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY L: NEW YORK METS/CHICAGO CUBS

ESPN

08:00 PM

170

0.22

667

29

DANGEROUS PERSUASIONS

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.21

766

30

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE

BRAVO

11:01 PM

30

0.21

484

31

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN

04:30 PM

30

0.20

446

32

SOUL MAN, THE

TV LAND

10:30 PM

30

0.20

585

33

THE OREILLY FACTOR

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

08:00 PM

60

0.20

2,301

34

NIGHTLY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:31 PM

30

0.20

560

35

AT MIDNIGHT

COMEDY CENTRAL

12:01 AM

31

0.20

349

36

E! NEWS

E!

11:00 PM

60

0.19

375

37

HIS & HERS L

ESPN2

12:00 PM

60

0.19

348

38

INSTANT MOM

TV LAND

11:00 PM

30

0.19

469

39

BASEBALL TONIGHT L

ESPN

07:00 PM

60

0.19

390

40

E! NEWS

E!

07:00 PM

60

0.19

496

41

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

01:00 PM

60

0.18

338

42

HANNITY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.18

1,460

43

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:00 PM

60

0.18

310

44

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

02:00 AM

60

0.17

341

45

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

01:00 AM

60

0.17

350

46

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

10:50 PM

70

0.17

372

47

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

03:30 PM

60

0.17

358

48

I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

10:00 PM

60

0.17

339

49

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

11:00 AM

60

0.17

321

50

KELLY FILE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

09:00 PM

60

0.16

2,051

51

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

09:00 AM

60

0.16

361

52

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

02:00 PM

30

0.16

308

53

BIG TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, FL

COMEDY CENTRAL

10:30 PM

30

0.16

300

54

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

12:00 AM

60

0.16

365

55

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.16

313

56

ULTIMATE FIGHTER

FOX SPORTS 1

10:00 PM

60

0.16

286

57

MANSIONS & MURDERS

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

09:00 PM

60

0.15

790

58

SWAB STORIES

VH1

09:00 PM

30

0.15

319

59

OTL – FIRST REPORT L

ESPN

02:30 PM

30

0.15

358

60

NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

07:00 PM

31

0.15

381

61

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

05:00 PM

60

0.15

1,949

62

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

03:00 PM

30

0.14

333

63

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

07:00 AM

60

0.13

998

64

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.13

696

65

OUTNUMBERED

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.13

1,125

66

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

02:00 PM

60

0.13

690

67

LETS BE COPS

HBO PRIME

10:00 PM

104

0.13

245

68

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU

HBO PRIME

08:00 PM

103

0.13

332

69

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

06:00 PM

60

0.12

1,958

70

MAN FINDS FOOD

TRAVEL CHANNEL

09:00 PM

30

0.12

274

71

JOKING OFF

MTV2

11:00 PM

30

0.12

201

72

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.11

1,356

73

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN2

06:30 PM

30

0.11

246

74

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT

CNN

07:00 PM

60

0.11

657

75

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

11:00 PM

60

0.11

435

76

CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

12:00 AM

60

0.11

383

77

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.11

1,227

78

PRANCING ELITES PROJECT

OXYGEN MEDIA

10:00 PM

30

0.11

193

79

THROUGH THE WORMHOLE

SCIENCE

10:00 PM

60

0.11

401

80

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.11

556

81

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

06:00 AM

240

0.11

249

82

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

06:00 AM

60

0.11

702

83

FILTHY RICHES

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

09:00 PM

60

0.10

408

84

NEW DAY

CNN

07:00 AM

60

0.10

448

85

NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES

SCIENCE

09:00 PM

60

0.10

389

86

CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

01:00 AM

60

0.10

330

87

FAKE OFF

TRUTV

10:00 PM

61

0.10

300

88

AT THIS HOUR

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.10

614

89

SPORTSNATION L

ESPN2

03:00 PM

60

0.10

169

90

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

08:00 PM

60

0.09

634

91

SPORTSCENTER PRIME L

ESPN2

07:00 PM

60

0.09

172

92

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

09:00 AM

60

0.09

578

93

YUKON GOLD

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

10:00 PM

60

0.09

394

94

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

01:00 PM

60

0.09

1,051

95

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

08:00 AM

60

0.09

1,120

96

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

09:00 PM

60

0.09

554

97

WOLF

CNN

01:00 PM

60

0.09

573

98

WALK OF SHAME SHUTTLE

VH1

09:30 PM

30

0.09

191

99

ON THE RECORD W/GRETA

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

07:00 PM

60

0.08

1,558

100

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

03:00 PM

60

0.08

703

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.